MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY

Performance Results


Gaming 219% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 207% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	205% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	375% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C71
Motherboard	MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY (all builds)
Memory	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201014
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '20 at 01:53
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-10600K-$144 70,951 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 98 1-Core 165 2-Core 326 107% 196 Pts	4-Core 642 8-Core 1,072 104% 857 Pts	64-Core 1,326 82% 1,326 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3987) CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 5225 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	205% Outstanding	Lighting 303 Reflection 297 Parallax 388 247% 330 fps	MRender 345 Gravity 278 Splatting 156 201% 260 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 627GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 479 474 474 475 478 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 478 Mixed 410 SusWrite 474 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 52.5 184% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 124%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 357GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1818 1625 1654 1641 1620 1501 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	375% Outstanding	Read 2,585 Write 2442 Mixed 1,935 SusWrite 1,643 483% 2,151 MB/s	4K Read 68.2 4K Write 224 4K Mixed 107 359% 133 MB/s	DQ Read 1,498 DQ Write 1,203 DQ Mixed 1,351 1,011% 1,351 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 375% Great: 410%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4400 C19 Series 4x8GB 2,539 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	MC Read 49.2 MC Write 51.4 MC Mixed 37.5 132% 46 GB/s	SC Read 25.3 SC Write 53.9 SC Mixed 36.3 110% 38.5 GB/s	Latency 46.2 86% 46.2 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 146%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical MEG Z490 UNIFY (MS-7C71) Builds (Compare 2,153 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 179%

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 178%

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Motherboard: MSI MEG Z490 UNIFY - $290

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	595x
Core i9-10900KIntel $442Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	522x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	454x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	360x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	213x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	199x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	219x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	139x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	120x

RAM
4400 C19 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 102%, 6,100 samples	50x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $95Bench 95%, 56,114 samples	47x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	45x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $1,241

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16